Operated by the Mission District Historical Society, this year the Archives and Museum are staging storytelling exhibits in keeping with the Your Stories, Our Mission theme by the City of Mission…
Have you ever wondered where your street got its name? The City of Mission is one of the few communities in British Columbia that honours and promotes the community’s heritage and identity through its street naming. As such, our street names reflect our local history.
On Monday, February 19th, the Mission Community Archives is launching a NEW virtual exhibition titled Mission Street Stories.
The exhibit will feature short narratives behind 21 street names that include: historical figures who are considered to have had an impact on our community; residents who have served or lost their lives for our freedom; and Mission’s historic neighbourhoods.
To access the exhibit, scroll below and click on the images within each of the five maps: Hatzic, Silverdale-Silverhill, Stave Falls, Upper Mission Urban Area, and Lower Mission Urban Area. A special thanks to Richard Skelton from the City of Mission’s Engineer Department who provided and customized the maps used in this exhibit.
In addition, you can view an exhibit at the Mission Leisure Centre until the end of February titled Preserving YOUR STORIES – Our Heritage. This unique, colorful display illustrates the diverse types of media the Archives houses, documenting more than 130 years of the community’s storied past.
To find out more about Mission’s heritage you can book a visit HERE
